'Significant challenges'

Managers said the move, which affected about 100 patients, would "give us space to make improvements."

Responding to the CQC report, Jacqueline Totterdell, chief executive of St George's, said: "The service experienced significant challenges earlier this year, and it will be reassuring to the communities we serve that the CQC has confirmed it is safe.

"Of course, this does not change the fact that significant improvements are required - and significant progress has been made since the CQC's visit back in August."